000 FZNT23 KNHC 261503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING HIGH MOVES OFF E U.S. COAST TODAY AND SAT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES FROM NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE TRADES DIMINISH BY MONDAY AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS AND NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...FROM 11 TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...OCCASIONALLY HIGHER NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...WINDWARD PASSAGE AND S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 17N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING HIGH PRES MOVES OFF U.S. EAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND SAT AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SE...PUSHING THE RIDGE AXIS INTO FORECAST WATERS LATE SUN. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM SE GEORGIA EARLY MONDAY...EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 27N77W TO 27N80W BY TUE MORNING...AND DISSIPATING FROM 26N65W TO 25N80W. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 29N E OF 71W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT ...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...SE OF FRONT N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF FRONT E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK